Job Description

This is a senior nursing role at a Barchester Healthcare care home, where you will support the General Manager and take on leadership duties in their absence. You will be responsible for ensuring high standards of care, leading a multidisciplinary team, and developing strategies to achieve goals.
Main duties of the job
As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you will support the delivery of quality care, working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence. You will help with ensuring care standards, motivating your team, and leading by example to make sure residents enjoy the best possible quality of life. This will involve regular audits, supervised clinical practice, and checking regulatory compliance. You will set high standards and use your skills to develop and deliver strategies to achieve your goals.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care for residents. They offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including a 2,000 golden hello.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
55,500 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
1342388463
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Reigate
RH2 9JB
Job description
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE- A 2000 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.
As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead of a Barchester care home, you'll support the delivery of the quality care we're known for. Working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help with everything from ensuring care standards to motivating your team. You'll inspire a multidisciplinary team to make sure they help every resident to enjoy the best possible quality of life. That means leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking our regulatory compliance. You'll set the highest standards and draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you'll need be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in helping residents with different health needs is important too, as is a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. We'll also look for some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, an understanding of budget management, and a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
A 2000 Golden Hello*
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses
If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.
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Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE- A 2000 Golden Hello is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.
As Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead of a Barchester care home, you'll support the delivery of the quality care we're known for. Working closely with the General Manager and taking on leadership duties in their absence, you can expect to help with everything from ensuring care standards to motivating your team. You'll inspire a multidisciplinary team to make sure they help every resident to enjoy the best possible quality of life. That means leading by example and monitoring standards through regular audits, supervised clinical practice and checking our regulatory compliance. You'll set the highest standards and draw on your skills to develop and deliver strategies that will help you achieve your goals.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Home Deputy Manager & Clinical Lead, you'll need be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in helping residents with different health needs is important too, as is a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments. We'll also look for some HR experience, a strong knowledge of sales and marketing, an understanding of budget management, and a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship. Finally, you'll be compassionate, resilient and determined to deliver quality care in our engaging and energetic environment.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
A 2000 Golden Hello*
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Nurse Mentor and Refer a Friend bonus schemes Offer to pay Skilled Worker visa application fee for eligible nurses
If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• You will need to be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in managing residents with different health needs, as well as a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, is required. HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, understanding of budget management, and a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship are also desirable.

• You will need to be a Registered Nurse (RN/RMN) with current NMC registration and a teaching/mentoring/supervision qualification. Experience in managing residents with different health needs, as well as a successful track record of managing safeguarding investigations and clinical risk assessments, is required. HR experience, knowledge of sales and marketing, understanding of budget management, and a track record of supporting newly qualified nurses through preceptorship are also desirable.